Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-10
Sales Of Real Esrase.

Sales Of Real EstAses
Ella Cannon has sold to Engine J. Cuthbert lot
g. square lO43, for q 06600, and G. p. Cannon has
s ssG 70 s tns sas s Ry ss Ss ana a
south & street, between 18th and 14th streets
southwest. 7. z. waggaman has sold TO Louisa
fronting s4H on street south, between 9th and
9TH, by 50 leet deep, for $500 VIM. O'Brten has
sold 70 I. f Waggaman, trustee, the east half or
lot 8 reservation B, fronting PAN feet on Mary
land avenue, between ~ and 9th streets tor
Marcia N. Richardson nas sold to Mary U. betty
lot 2, square 134, fronting "a feet, between 18th
sold to J. II. Brough sub lot ., square 4O9, 1sxos
Maryland avenues, between 18th ana Oh streetS
for %. 900: Ida A. Finch has sold lots % and 30
block II H. Rs sub Meridian HILL for a, 49, .45
lot g. square 7s2, I9x106 feet, on street. between
LIST and I'd streets southeast, for 8, 600.
nas ssa sa an ds G N :S S
600. Mrs Harriotte J. Jett has sold TO s. b. webb,
scotland tracts, partly in the District and partly
In Prince Georges CO., Mo, for 10000.
Two D1voAcs CAsrs...Judge Aerrtok, in the
Hs Tssy sannsy
she deserted him at 81. Paul, Mimi, In November,
1SSS.-Martha A. Thomas has filed Q petition for
divorce from Lewis w. Thomas for desertion and
non-suppOrt, In which she asks for alimony and
the custody Of the children
The West Virginia Deadlock.
Charleston dispatch to the N. Y Herald.
It may now be said that there are five parties In
the legislature, each OF which has candidate OF
its own-the straightout democratic who vote Tor
Camden always; the straightout republican, who
compliment each prominent man on the party In
turn; the boiling democrats. who vote for any one
,1xark
low the example Of the boiling Democrats, ana one
Independent, who makes It point not to vote for
man who is voted for by either OF the other par
ties.
1t Is asserted by some OF the leaders OF the 10
publican party that the reason the anti-caucus
man every day Is thai sney may iinaily stIiIs On
some democrat for whom the republicans will
vote, in which case the combined vote would be
fallen into the trap and IL Is said by many that
the republicans do break there Will be enough to
go over to Camden to give him . majority. This
Is quite likely, as Camden Ii known to be the
number OF republicans who would long since have
the de%ocraiic party as being q nesti%able bens
lit to their own, and for that reason wish the
split to continue.
Washimgt0a Street CafSs
soMH lxcEILKNr sUaGEsTIONs-How TO IMPROVE
THE PRESENT MANS or TRAVEL
Gen b. v. B0ynton sends to the Cincinnati Cbas-
nevcioL Gosette the following: The comm0taon
over the subject OF cable roads and street rail-
ways in washington continues The matter OF
most pressing need could be remedled by Con-
Rress without appreciabe loss OF time to that body
The following, or something like It, could be readily
passed in the House under suspension Of the
rules II could then be reached by the senate with
W. BE enacted That from and after sixty days
from the passage OF this act It shall be unlawful
for any street railroad company now operated
xutt Cnunh1Q
transportation Of passengers any other than two
horse cam, Ofthe most approved construction each
having both a driver and a conductor; and the
hour No fare shall be charged unless q seat u
furnished, and no smoking shall be allowed on any
car. From midnight until O'Clock In the morn
ing the interval between cars shall not be more
than fifteen minutes, and from O'Clock In the
morning until the beginning Of the ordinary day
service the interval snail not De more than half an
hour, The penalty for each and every 00onse
against the provisions OF this section shall be
twenty dollars, TO be collected after conviction
in the Police court on the Dstnc5 or C .s 9
see .. Every street railroad company at present
operated in the District Of Columbia SHALL within
ninety days nom the passage Of this act complete
its entire line with at rails Ut pattern 70 be ap-
proved by the Commissioners OF the District; and
outer rails OF each track and two feet therefrom
shall be paved by and at the expense OF the com
pany operating the line, with asphalt or granite
by the said company kept In thorough repair. The
penalty for any violation OF this section shall be
800 day, to be collected by the Commissioners,
and by them paid into the treasury Of the District
Sec. 3 All acts and parts OF acts In conflict with
these provisions are hereby repealed:
Who will be the men In Congress to bless the
national capital In which everybody Is now inter-
ested with decent street railroad system, by the
passage Of an act properly covering soe sfouno
suggested In the above draftf